NEW GUINEA.—The action took place before noon. Our troops moved from a knoll known from its height as the 1410 feature, the approach to which is a miniature Tambu or Kokoda Trail, as hard to descend as to ascend. Every slope was a slippery dip and nearly every climb as ...
Article : 1,059 wordsAfter hiding from the Japanese in the jungles of mountains on Bougainville for 16 months, a party of 35 Chinese men, women and children has ...
Article : 218 wordsIN THE FIGHTING ON THE ITALIAN FRONTS, the famous 3.7 inch British anti craft gun is used in a dual in a role—for its original purpose and as a field artillery weapon. In this photo, one opens fire as a long range field piece ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 40 wordsWASHINGTON.—The Associated Press of America says that, according to an actual count, more than 865,000 Japanese soldiers and sailors have been ...
Article : 76 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. — The Victorian Football Association had its re-opening on Saturday when about 45,000 attended six matches. The opening. would no doubt have been more successful had the important port Melbourne Prahran fixture been switched to Toorak Park instead of ...
Article : 418 wordsNEW YORK.—Judge Lester Patterson, in the Bronx County Court, not only freed a man charged with first degree manslaughter, but declared he would ...
Article : 105 wordsTo ensure delivery of telegram for Mothers' Day, May 13. it is requested that all telegrams be lodged not later than May 6. ...
Article : 41 wordsNine RAAF Units in North Western Australia have exceeded the quota allotted them in the Third Victory Loan. Total subscriptions from RAAF ...
Article : 97 wordsOTTAWA.—Squadron-Leader "Whitey" Dahl. Canadian Air Force, has been dismissed from the service after being convicted on four charges of improper ...
Article : 74 wordsAttack is costly. Huge reserves of men and materials are being thrown, into the fight at this very moment. ...
Article : 38 wordsWELLINGTON.—Coffins containing the bodies of 350 hostages who were. murdered by the Germans were seen in the catacombs of Rome by Mr R. M. ...
Article : 143 wordsThere will be no pictures at Parap this week. ...
Article : 13 wordsUnder the patronage of the Air Officer Commanding NWA, Air Commodore A. M. Charlesworth, AFC, an Athletic Carnival between local RAAF units provided keen interest for 2000 spectators at Hobba. Oval, RAAF Station, Darwin, on Saturday, April 14. ...
Article : 400 wordsLONDON. —The exodus of Foreign "slave workers" and freed war prisoners on, a vast scale from the liberated areas of Germany is presenting a unique and mounting problem for the Allied military administration: Front line reporters and observers returning to Britain are unanimous that ...
Article : 308 wordsADELAIDE, Monday. — Four records were broken at the University Oval on: Saturday afternoon when the State Amateur Athletic and Field Games ...
Article : 230 wordsHewn from the thick jungle at Mawaraka, about 30 miles from Torokina on Bougainville Island, is the Vernon airstrip. ...
Article : 149 wordsBasketball: Peewits 37 defeated Magpies 32; Heavies 47 defeated Mediums 5: Hawks 45 defeated Spas 34; Wreckers 32 defeated Eagles 25. ...
Article : 45 wordsDetails of new types of Japanese planes now in commission have just, been revealed. Two new Jap fighters, nicknamed ...
Article : 134 wordsThe official opening of the AWC 13- mile sports oval was celebrated by. an inter-mess cricket match on Sunday, April 15. ...
Article : 78 wordsResult of Cricket match played Sunday, April 15. L of C Provost Coy 7 wickets for 158 (Snell 46. Wynne 52.) defeated L of C ...
Article : 60 wordsPERTH, Monday.—Mr. R. N. Percival, secretary of the W A Trotting Association has been granted leave. and will absent from the State for some time. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Navy swimming pool will be closed for cleaning and repairs" from 0800 today, Wednesday, until 0800 Thursday ...
Article : 22 wordsWANTED TO PURCHASE.—Either a steel or Spanish guitar. Apply LAC, Doggett, L. J., Group 665, RAAF Darwin. ...
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Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946), Wed 18 Apr 1945, Page 4
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